Gender Similarities in Mathematics and Science
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- 27 October 2006
- journal article
- education forum
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 314 (5799), 599-600
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1132154
Abstract
Boys and girls have similar psychological traits and cognitive abilities; thus, a focus on factors other than gender is needed to help girls persist in mathematical and scientific career tracks.Keywords
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